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Nebraska Football Defensive End Jimari Butler to Enter Transfer Portal

A Husker since 2020, Butler will play his final year of college ball elsewhere.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska's Jimari Butler applies pressure to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on Sep 7, 2024, in Lincoln.
Nebraska's Jimari Butler applies pressure to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on Sep 7, 2024, in Lincoln. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
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The transfer portal continues to stay active as another Nebraska football player is set to leave Lincoln.

According to multiple reports, Husker defensive lineman Jimari Butler will enter the portal. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Butler played just two games over his first two years at Nebraska, though neither of those seasons counted because one was during COVID and the other was a redshirt year. Over the next three seasons, Butler played in 34 games with 16 starts. He was honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2023.

This past season, Butler tallied 22 tackles, with seven of those being tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks. He also had five quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.

Just six days ago, Butler told reporters that he planned to return for his senior season and pursue a master's degree in criminal justice.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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